Tuesday night’s Council meeting heralded another significant
shift in the ongoing renewal discussions at QVM. An underground car park on the
site of A, B, and C sheds was a preferred option for QVM and was a significant
ingredient in the Capire consultations.
Traders have voiced their opposition to the unfavourable
impact of a significant construction like an underground car park and expressed
their concerns to the QVM Board and now the City Council. We are pleased to
advise that the various car park options are now back on the table for
consideration and negotiation. That doesn’t mean that an underground car park
will not happen, nor does it mean that Council are likely to approve an above
ground car park on the current site but it does mean that all options will be
re-visited and perhaps some new ones brought up for evaluation.